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Topic: Facelift Dragon? (Read 1299 times)

I don´t know where to ask this since this will be (maybe) affect a mini, a design, a new product and new print product.

Its about what´´s going on on the cover of TRO SW. I wonder what will happen to the design of the Dragon. On the cover it look very different from what we get inside the TRO which offers the old artwork.My question is will the Dragon design will get a new look? The Thunderbolt, Wasp, etc. had gotten a facelift. Now what about this new look on the TROs cover?

You're talking about this art?It would be really cool if the sculpt was made after this art. Probably the best Dragon design i've ever seen. The full picture also has a Jenner and a Panther in the background... Hmmm...

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Really the only thing different about that cover image is the look of the armor panels/panel lines. The profile appears the same as the current Dragon mini. Reposing the mini could make it look almost identical.

Really the only thing different about that cover image is the look of the armor panels/panel lines. The profile appears the same as the current Dragon mini. Reposing the mini could make it look almost identical.

Really the only thing different about that cover image is the look of the armor panels/panel lines. The profile appears the same as the current Dragon mini. Reposing the mini could make it look almost identical.

I'm with Cache. I can see the resemblance to the Crossbow, but the lines on this cover art seem pretty classically "Dragon" to me, albeit with different panel lines, and better rendering quality. The cockpit canopy, in particular, resembles the Crossbow more than the Dragon. The autocannon arm is also somewhat redesigned, but the torso, legs and feet look like a pretty close match to me.